📚 Rails Book App

A simple Ruby on Rails application where users can share book recommendations and comment on them. Includes light/dark mode toggle and is deployed online.

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🚀 Features

• Add books with title, author, and description
• Comment on each book
• Light/Dark mode toggle (with localStorage)
• TailwindCSS for modern UI
• PostgreSQL as the database
• Deployed to Render

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🔧 Tech Stack

• Ruby on Rails 8
• Tailwind CSS
• PostgreSQL
• Render (for hosting)

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📦 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/sham1ko/rails-book-app.git
cd rails-book-app

Install dependencies

   bundle install
   yarn install # if using jsbundling-rails

Setup database (local PG or Supabase)

   rails db:create db:migrate db:seed

Run the app

   bin/dev

Or:

rails server

🛠️ Deployment (Render)

When deploying to Render, make sure to set the following environment variables in your service settings:

DATABASE_URL=postgresql://your_user:your_password@your-host:5432/your_db
RAILS_MASTER_KEY=your_master_key_from_config/master.key
WEB_CONCURRENCY=2

• Set DATABASE_URL and RAILS_MASTER_KEY in Render environment

Build command:

bundle install; bundle exec rake assets:precompile; bundle exec rake assets:clean;```

Start command:

bundle exec puma -t 5:5 -p ${PORT:-3000} -e ${RACK_ENV:-development}```